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quiet
adjective as in without or with little sound
adjective as in calm, peaceful
Strongest matches
gentle, mild, placid, private, secluded, sedate, serene, shy, smooth, stable, tranquil
Strong matches
collected, contented, fixed, halcyon, hushed, isolated, level, pacific, remote, reserved, retired, secret, sequestered, still
Weak matches
docile, inactive, meek, motionless, restful, stagnant, unanxious, undisturbed, unexcited, unfrequented, unruffled, untroubled
adjective as in simple, unobtrusive
Strongest matches
modest, restrained, sober, subdued, unassuming, unpretentious
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noun as in calmness, silence
Strongest matches
Strong matches
cessation, ease, hush, lull, noiselessness, quietness, quietude, repose, rest, soundlessness, speechlessness, still, stop, termination
Weak match
verb as in make silent, calm
Strongest matches
allay, appease, assuage, hush, mollify, muffle, muzzle, pacify, please, relax, satisfy, soften, soothe, squelch, subdue
Strong matches
ameliorate, becalm, choke, compose, console, gag, gratify, ice, inactivate, lull, moderate, palliate, quieten, reconcile, settle, shush, silence, slack, smooth, soft pedal, square, squash, still, stroke, tranquilize
Weak matches
button one's lip, calm down, can it, clam up, cool it, cool out, dummy up, fix up, hold it down, patch things up, shut up, take the bite out of
Example Sentences
Before she left, Helen says she was given cash which, at the time, she thought was a normal severance procedure - now she thinks it was to keep her quiet.
It would take several years of quiet, painstaking work, and it would begin with Zuckerman’s ascent.
It was love baked into grilled cheeses and currents of laughter that swept through the house during unexpected moments of long quiet.
Still, she was able to relate to Marian, the quiet yet flinty younger sister who looks up to the fiery Dolours.
A former explosive ordnance specialist who was awarded a Bronze Star during Operation Enduring Freedom, he had developed into a quiet but effective leader.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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